title: Controversies over the diagnosis of oligodendroglioma: a report from the satellite workshop at the 4th international symposium of brain tumor pathology, Nagoya Congress Center, May 23, 2012.
abstract: With the goal of discussing how the neuropathology community should resolve the controversy over the diagnosis of oligodendroglioma, this Satellite Workshop reflects the collaboration between two invited keynote speakers: Dr. Johan M. Kros of the Erasmus Medical Center and Dr. Kenneth D. Aldape of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and the Organizing Committee of the Japanese Society of Brain Tumor Pathology. In the first half of the workshop, the keynote speakers reviewed the current status of the pathology and genetics of oligodendroglioma. In the second half, six debatable cases that exemplify the current controversies over the diagnosis of oligodendroglioma were presented. The consensus diagnoses in these six cases, which have been reviewed by members of the Society, were opened to discussion and comments by the speakers. These cases highlight unresolved issues in the WHO 2007 classification of oligodendrogliomas, particularly the discordance between morphology and genetics. To achieve synchronization between phenotypes and genotypes, the neuropathology diagnosis should focus on the classic features of oligodendrogliomas that are highly correlated with the genetic background.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (Neuropathology), Tokyo Metropolitan Neurological Hospital, 2-6-1 Musashidai, Fuchu, Tokyo, 183-0042, Japan, komori-tk@igakuken.or.jp.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Komori
authors.forename: Takanori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirose
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shibuya
authors.forename: Hiroyoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Shinya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sasaki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D002878:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1 / Q000235:genetics; D002888:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 19 / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D007521:Isocitrate Dehydrogenase / Q000235:genetics; D007564:Japan; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009154:Mutation; D009837:Oligodendroglioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D010336:Pathology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*
chemical_list: D007521:Isocitrate Dehydrogenase; C543588:IDH1 protein, human